| Uniform Title |
Gaslight (Motion picture : 1944) |
| Title |
Gaslight. |
| Published |
Pyrmont, NSW : Distributed by Warner Home Video, ©2004. |
| ©1944 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (109 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Warner Home Video : 65148. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1944. |
| Special features: Reflections on Gaslight (including Angela Lansbury) ; 1944 Academy ceremonies newsreel ; Theatrical trailer. |
| Based on the 1938 play Gas Light, by Patrick Hamilton, and a remake of the 1940 British film of the same name. |
| Credits |
Directed by George Cukor ; produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
| Performers |
Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten. |
| Summary |
Ten years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 1.0 ; Region 4 ; Full frame transfer 4:3 ; Regular 1.37:1. |
| Language note |
English, French, Italian. Subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Arabic, Dutch, English and Italian for the hearing impaired. |
| Subjects |
Hamilton, Patrick, -- 1904 March 17-1962 -- Film adaptations |
| Manipulative behavior -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Secrecy -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Psychological films |
| Film noir |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Cukor, George, 1899-1983 director. |
| Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978 actor. |
| Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982 actor. |
| Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994 actor. |
| Motion picture adaptation of (work): Hamilton, Patrick, 1904 March 17-1962. Gas light. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982 .
- Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978 .
- Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994 .
- Cukor, George, 1899-1983 .
- Hamilton, Patrick, 1904 March 17-1962. Gas light .
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